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| Date: | Tuesday 18 June 2024 |
| Time: | c. 13:20 LT |
| Type: |  Eurocopter AS 350B3 Écureuil |
| Owner/operator: | Swiss Helicopter AG |
| Registration: | HB-ZLK |
| MSN: | 7115 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2011 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Conters im Prättigau, GR -
 Switzerland
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | External load operation |
| Departure airport: | Chalttobel |
| Chalttobel | |
| Investigating agency: | STSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
A Eurocopter AS 350B3 Écureuil suffered an accident during a logging flight near Conters im Prättigau, Graubünden.
After the tree trunk touched the ground, the helicopter began to rotate around its vertical axis before hitting the ground hard.
The pilot suffered serious injuries and was airlifted to a hospital.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.gr.ch/DE/institutionen/verwaltung/djsg/kapo/aktuelles/medien/2024/Seiten/202406192.aspx
https://www.swissinfo.ch/ger/pilot-%C3%BCberlebt-verletzt-helikopterabsturz-in-graub%C3%BCnden/81140333
https://ilgiornaledelticino.ch/conters-kanton-graubunden-pilot-uberlebt-helikopterabsturz/
https://www.wundo.ch/artikel/helikopter-bei-holztransportarbeiten-abgestuerzt/
https://app02.bazl.admin.ch/web/bazl/en/#/lfr/detail/HB-ZLK-1224793
https://cdn.jetphotos.com/full/6/621188_1707168625.jpg (photo)
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 20-Jun-2024 06:14 | geni | Added |
| 20-Jun-2024 06:16 | ASN | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative, ] |
| 20-Jun-2024 19:26 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Source, Damage, Narrative, Category, ] |
| 27-Aug-2024 11:32 | ASN | Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative, Accident report, ] |
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